Last December, three-time All Star and two-time AL MVP Shohei Ohtani signed the biggest contract in North American sports history to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. But just weeks into his tenure with the Dodgers, the two-way star is in the middle of an investigation by MLB and law enforcement involving allegations of $4.5 million in gambling debts by owed his longtime interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara.
It’s the sport’s biggest scandal since the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing incident came to light in 2019. Ohtani spoke to media this week about the allegations through a new interpreter. Here’s everything you need to know:
Shohei Ohtani’s statement
Ohtani spoke to reporters for 12 minutes yesterday afternoon at Dodger Stadium through…
